Gini coefficient in Guinea
Guinea: Gini coefficient was 0.2959 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.2959 for gini coefficient in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Guinea peaked at 0.4608 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2959, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 97th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4582 | 0.4556 | 0.4608 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4118 | 0.3936 | 0.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3166 | 0.2959 | 0.3373 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.609 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2446 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.9% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3163 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Guinea?
- Gini coefficient in Guinea was 0.2959 in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4608 in 1994.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2959 in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for gini coefficient?
- Guinea ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.